Mind your head! Massive oil drilling platform passes under Forth bridges after being dropped off by world’s largest construction vessel The 382 metre long Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit transferred its huge cargo of a topside drilling platform onto a cargo barge called the Iron Lady The cargo barge was then towed clear of the Pioneering Spirit and … Read more
Tony Hall almost quit as BBC boss after the Government offloaded responsibility for free TV licences for the over-75s The comments came during his final interview before he leaves next month Described Government attempts to get the BBC to handle the issue as ‘nuclear’ Only over-75s who get pension credit are exempt from the annual … Read more
WHO’S MAKING A QUICK BUCK? Jeff Bezos, Amazon – $3.4 billion Laurence Fink, BlackRock – $25 million Lance Uggla, IHS Markit – $47 million James Murren, MGM Resorts International (outgoing) – $22.2 million Jeff Bezos and other top executives offloaded shares just in time before the coronavirus pandemic slashed their company values, saving themselves billions. Executives … Read more